§ Improve student/staff information literacy, specifically independent location and access of information through facility upgrades, systematic collection maintenance, and design of collaborative instructional tools.
Facility/ Upgrades:
Converted to online library catalog system, Destiny, with increased functionality and home/school access
Added cluster seating for independent reading and small group collaboration / PTO Donation
Opened Technology Lab with 27 student computer workstations and 1 printer
Systematic Collection Maintenance:
Added 9 subscription databases aligned with SIS curriculum
Added 23 periodical subscriptions to increase free, voluntary non-fiction reading options for students
Created collection analysis using TitleWise
Labeled non-fiction shelves with Dewey classification
Revised labeling of fiction shelving due to new acquisitions
Design and Deliver Collaborative Research and Technology Instruction:
Designed and maintained a comprehensive SIS LMC web page to support information literacy and technology with extensive curriculum and professional development content, on-going
In-serviced staff on expanded content in April 2009
Authored (Grades 7 – 8) Information & Technology Literacy curriculum. Approved by Central Office.
Met with faculty at cluster meetings to ‘market’ collaboration, produced and published preliminary Curriculum Map resultant from these meetings
Designed and published a Current Events Pageflake for current events resources used across the curriculum
Revised SIS Research wiki for 24/7 research support for students
Revised SIS Cluster wiki’s for each (10) clusters as means of providing teachers tools to collaborate on information / communication literacy projects
Designed Internet Safety web quest for Grade 7; implementation projected for 2009/2010
§ Improve SIS Library Media Center utilization by students and staff.
Seek scheduling changes
On-going discussions for scheduling changes to building administration for SSR and Flex.
Improve effectiveness of SSR program
Pending Administrative Action - Proposal to improve student achievement against SSR objectives; under consideration of SIS Literary Team for 2009/2010
Implemented loan of flash drives to support students completing assignments that require in-school and home technology use.
Scantron equipment was recently acquired and is available for faculty use in the LMC back workroom.
§ Improve student/staff information literacy, specifically independent location and access of information through facility upgrades, systematic collection maintenance, and design of collaborative instructional tools.
§ Improve SIS Library Media Center utilization by students and staff.
Summary
Curriculum Map
General Program Stats and Admin
A Look Ahead